Colours not so natural

Beethoven and heavy metal

The great musician may have suffered lead poisoning

Lead delays puberty

Increased levels of lead suppress reproductive hormones

Chromium digesters

Bacteria can absorb the toxic chemical

We found lots of muck

College students in Asansol, West Bengal put the area's drinking water to test

Newspaper pulp to treat zinc

Heavy water paranoia

Metals blunt drugs

How heavy metals foster antibiotic resistance

Lead Alert

A unique map of India is in the process of being put together

In short

Assam floods affect 21,000; heavy rain forecast till June 19

Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Cachar and Kamrup districts in state affected by floods

Limited laws

Dying fish

Coke bequeaths cadmium

Plachimada plant's sludge, nearby wells poisoned

Gay by mercury

Water contamination may alter white ibises’ hormones

Manage e-waste the EU way

Proposed legislation makes producers responsible for recycling

Absurd charge

Cure for yellow stream

Green algae can revitalise streams poisoned with mine acids  

Total recall

In court

Arsenic eyes rice nutrients

The heavy metal can disrupt amino acid synthesis in the grain

In Short

Heavy damage

Endangered gharials die mysterious death

New method for efficient removal of heavy metals from water

Heavy metal pollution of water is a serious concern for India